Deborah Danan
By Deborah Danan
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Fast Forward Israelis lament their divides, and cling to them, as they mark a holiday commemorating the toll of disunity
'Anyone who doesn’t know how to cry on Tisha B’Av is giving up eternal life,' a rabbi said in reaction to a far-right march set for the night
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Fast Forward Tel Aviv rally calls for war’s end, as hunger reigns in Gaza and ceasefire talks collapse anew
The rally Thursday night came as images of starving children and accounts of unrelenting hunger poured out of Gaza
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News In Druze town where hundreds breached border with Syria, residents mourn one tragedy while fearing another
“They cried, they hugged, and then they went back to opposite sides of the fence, in enemy states,” recalled a soldier who witnessed family reunions during the brief breach
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Fast Forward A cholent crisis? Rabbi’s ruling against Shabbat stew on Thursday nights briefly roils Israel
The rabbi ruled that weekday consumption should be avoided 'so that one can delight in it on Shabbat as is proper'
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Fast Forward This Palestinian sheikh has a plan for peace with Israel — even if few are on board with it
“Who in Israel is going to say no?” said the Israeli minister who received the proposal
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Fast Forward Gimme shelter: As sirens wailed, Israelis made the most of life underground
Public shelters known as 'mamaks' brought out the best — and occasionally the worst — of people under fire
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Fast Forward ‘And now — the hostages’: Families and advocates for the missing want Israel to refocus on their plight
Advocates worry that an explosion of hostilities with Iran was distracting from what some believe should be their country’s singular mission
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Fast Forward A deadly missile strike turned Tamra into a symbol of anti-Arab racism — and of solidarity across divides
Four women were killed late Saturday in the Arab town in the Galilee. Jewish mourners stayed all week
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